Economy & Business

Ethiopia: Oromia tops in Foreign Direct Investment in 10 Years

(April 14, 2012 - ENA) - Oromia has dwarfed the rest of the regions in Ethiopia in terms of receiving…

Analysis: The Nile Tripartite Technical Committee

Ethiopia’s announcement of the decision to build the Renaissance Dam on the Abay River, the Blue Nile, was met with…

The Grand Renaissance Dam one year on

Ethiopia celebrated the first anniversary of the launching of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam project on April 2, 2012. A…

Somalia: Food Security Outlook, Jan – June 2012 [FEWS Net]

SOMALIA Food Security Outlook January to June 2012 Key Messages * Famine has ended in southern Somalia. However, nearly a…

Report indicates poverty on decline in Ethiopia

Ethiopia is on the right track to achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in poverty reduction, the World Bank said.…

Gender equity: To reduce hunger, nurture women farmers

The UN theme for International Women’s Day - “Empower rural women - end poverty and hunger”, probably does not mean…

Ethiopia to provide electricity to Somaliland

Ethiopia’s Electric Power Corporation (EEPCO) says that Somaliland will be the next beneficiary of its electricity export deals. EEPCO plans…

Ethiopia: Oakland Institute campaigns to perpetuate poverty

The Ethiopian Ministry of Foreign Affairs weekly press release, A Week in the Horn, rebuked the US-based Oakland Institute in…

Ethiopian PM visit to Kenya and the launching of Lamu Port project

The weekly press release of the Ethiopian Ministry of Foreign Affairs published the following summary regarding Prime Minister Meles Zenawi’s…

African urbanization “slowing down”, Researcher claims

Africa's cities are growing at frightening rate, as people flood from the countryside to the towns... It is a commonly…

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